Baxter County man missing after not returning from fishing trip Friday night

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A Baxter County man is missing after not returning from a fishing trip Friday night on Bull Shoals Lake. Forty-eight-year-old Mark Hanes of Lakeview has officially been reported missing by family members.Senior Corporal Game Warden for the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission Lyndle Crownover says Hanes left about 5 Friday night to go fishing and has not been seen since.

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Crownover says they are hoping someone may have seen Hanes on the lake that can help them with the case.

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The number for the Game & Fish Commission is 1-800-482-9262. The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office can be reached at 870-425-7000.

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